James came home after a very long working day. As he walked into the flat, he asked:
- Did you miss me?
But the only answer was a quiet cough and wheeze. The man hung up his coat on the peg and went to the bedroom. The place was dark, as the window was covered. He looked at the bed and there he saw Q, recumbent under some blankets, coughing and sneezing. Around him there was a lot of used up tissues.
- Hi – whispered Q. – Sorry, I can't–
- Have you seen the doctor? – James asked him with solicitude in his blue eyes. Young man shook his head and took a piece of paper from the bedside table and wrote "Nothing serious. Just a cold". James ruffled Q's curly hair. – If it weren't serious, you'd be working at your laptop now – he replied while going to the kitchen. Few minutes later, he came back with a mug of tea.
- Drink this – he said. – I've just called the doctor. He'll be here in half an hour.
Q tried to say something, but only a grunt came out of his mouth. He took the paper again. "Unnecessary" – he wrote. James smiled.
- I'll remind you that one day.
Blue-eyed man went back to the kitchen with the intention of cooking broth. Sadly, he wasn't good at those cookery things, so the soup landed in the sink and he ordered the takeaway meal. Having his food eaten, he went to bedroom again, where Q was sleeping as a log. James touched Quartermaster's face gently and then the doorbell rang.
- Sorry I'm late, there's been some traffic – said the doctor. James sat him in the living room and want to bedroom, to wake Q up.
- Wakey wakey, Q. The doctor wants to see you.
After a brief examination it turned out, that young man has bronchitis. He got some medicines and the command not to leave the house. "But what about the work?" – Q wrote on his paper.
- You have to stay. Few days in bed and you'll be as sound as a bell – after saying that, the doctor turned to James and added – You should take care of him.
- Definitely I will – he smiled ambiguously.
After the doctor left, James undressed, lied down next to Q and grabbed his hand.
- Please. I'm not–
- Shh – he silenced his other half. – I just want to be here with you.
So they were lying next to each other until they fall asleep.